The Creative Spirit

Here is an update from Unity member, Takashi Tanemori: “As we are approaching the 65th Anniversary of Hiroshima/Nagasaki, I am grateful that I have opportunity to share my journey of ‘REVENGE TO FORGIVENESS” at Lawrence Livermore (progenitor of atomic bomb) by the invitation of Livermore Peace Action Committee (Anti-Nuke organization)... [Read more of this review]

“Over 60 and Following Our Bliss”, the first film sponsored by our new Unity Film Ministry, was created in a three-week workshop this summer. Here is what its creator, Miriam Mellman, has to say about the process: When I learned that Unity of Berkeley and filmmaker and producer Stephanie Slade from Slade Digital were offering a three-week... [Read more of this review]

I was born and raised in California and have been creating art my whole life. I received a B.A. in Industrial Design and minored in art at  San Jose State University. I continued my education at the University of California, where I received my Master’s Degree in Fine Art. S C U L P T U R E S My sculptures are inspired by objects I come upon... [Read more of this review]

“When a man is living, he is soft and supple. When he is dead, he becomes hard and rigid. The soft and supple belongs to the company of the living.” I thought of these words as I sat in the veterinary hospital, staring at my hands, desperately trying not to cry. What was wrong with my beautiful Samantha? I didnt want to lose her. She was... [Read more of this review]

To me, the creative process is like divine energy flowing out of one’s being that needs to be expressed. It has only been in the last few years that I felt the courage to go public with my lifetime passions of combining photography and travel into PhotoArt pieces.   The series on The Tibetan Buddhist Way was created with the intent to donate... [Read more of this review]

Our growing creative ministries are bringing poetry, art, design, creative writing, and other beauty into our midst.  We  invite you to explore the Music Program area of our site to listen to some of the incredible musicians that call Unity of Berkeley their spiritual home.  More about the talented creative beings who celebrate Spirit with us will... [Read more of this review]